Health & Safety We can’t let our Covid guard down by John G Smith Like other non-essential types, I’ve been limiting ventures into the outside world since the Covid-19 pandemic began. Trips to our Toronto office are rare. When photos or other details are…
Health & Safety The time to defer ELDs is now by Mike Millian Regular readers of this blog will be fully aware of the Private Motor Truck Council of Canada’s (PMTC) concerns on electronic logging device (ELD) timelines and our concerns over Transport…
Health & Safety Better truck enforcement is needed by David Henry I am sick of the fatalities on the highway. Needless loss of a loved one is devastating for families. Recently, I wrote about road rage being at an all-time high.
Business Management The value in accumulating small nuggets of knowledge by Ray Haight One of many thoughts rolling around in my skull these days is a lesson many of us heard in our younger years: Two ears, one mouth. Or maybe: You will…
Business Management Reconnecting is the best medicine by Mike McCarron It was with great interest that I read the new Hays 2021 Salary Guide published by the recruitment firm Hays Canada. The study found that 49% of Canadian workers are…
Human Resources Major revisions coming to Canada’s National Occupational Classification by Angela Splinter Canada is overhauling the National Occupational Classification (NOC) — the national reference on occupations in Canada. The NOC provides a systematic classification structure that categorizes the entire range of…
Human Resources Takeaways from ATRI’s annual survey by Doug Marcello “Perpetuation” and “inter-relation” are my two primary takeaways from the American Transportation Research Institute’s annual survey, Critical Issues in the Trucking Industry – 2020. This means the issues that are…
Business Management In praise of NACFE by Rolf Lockwood In a year like this, with a vile pandemic smashing our routines and dashing our plans, we still have a bright light or two. Among the brightest is the North…
Equipment California emissions push could affect Canadian equipment by John G Smith The lasting marks of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) are found on every truck in a fleet yard. Most of the agency’s vehicle emissions standards have been embraced by…
Health & Safety Businesses face new challenge in accommodating medical marijuana by Carole McAfee Wallace Canadian human rights laws provide that a worker who uses medical cannabis to treat a disability, and who is employed in a safety-sensitive workplace, is entitled to be accommodated by…
Business Management What are you going to do with this perfect opportunity? by James Menzies This year has been one of the most difficult in history for businesses of any type to navigate. Trucking saw freight vanish almost overnight in March, as global economies were…
Business Management Training available on working safely in Covid-19 world by Mike Millian Covid-19 has been a major part of our lives, day in and day out, since government shutdowns and restrictions took place in mid-March of this year. We have been living…
Business Management Achieving a 65% reduction in driver turnover by Ray Haight Seldom do I write about products or specific companies, but I wanted to make an exception for a company that has achieved what is just the beginning of a very…
Transportation Petroleum commentary: Refining industry faces a bleak future by Roger McKnight “Not interested!” Yes sir, putting my foot down on that call… an actual live robocall asked me if I wanted, (not if I needed) our house air ducts cleaned. After…
Business Management Join us and celebrate the 2020 Top Fleet Employers by Angela Splinter Trucking HR Canada’s Top Fleet Employer program was launched seven years ago to recognize truck fleets for their exceptional human resources (HR) practices and consistent commitment in this regard. We…
